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OK thanks Woodyoulike. I`m off to have a go at it, nervously. Cheers.

How do you know where to add the extra underlay? Through knowing where the dips are or from when laying the wood and being able to see the difference? When you say the concrete dust can mark the wood. Is this usually OK if the area is kept reasonably clean? Thanks for your replies, I`m...

Thanks WUL What be the greatest surface deviation you would work on without using a levelling compound? What underlay would you use? Is there any self levelling compounds or similar products that are the easiest to use? Such as being able to add lots of water so that they can pretty...

The uneveness I`ve got is upto around 6mm around the doorway. Around where the fireplace has been has been fiiled with a black bitumen or ashphaly. In the bay window which has been squared of since being refurbed has a dip which is heading toward 10 mm especially in the corners which have been...

The niva boards are 4mm thick although very dense so I didn`t think they would compensate for much uneveness. How much difference do you think they will compensate for? Should I use both of the underlays? Thanks

Yeah, I`m laying engineered wood flooring, sorry I forgot to say. I did put it in an earlier post but got no replies although I didn`t make my questions very clear. Thanks for your replies though Static.

Ok, so I don`t need to use a damp proof membrane. What will the stuff on floor be it looks like some sort of asphalt/bitumen? Are there products like this that I can buy? Would they be any better than self levelling compound? I`ve bouught the niva boards from Ikea for using as an...

My second flor flat has a concrete floor which is covered with a asphalt or a bitumen. Do I have to lay a damp proof course if its on the second?

Hi all. I`ve just bought some engineered wood flooring. Now its for a second floor flat, concrete based but with bitumen or ashphalt ( I think for laying the vinyl tiles on), by the looks of it may have been down 20 + years. However in the entrance there is a dip of around 5 mm over a...